2025 saw a surge of exciting and original indie games, spanning all sorts of genres. This highlights the consistently creative spirit of independent game development, which often operates without the massive funding of larger studios. That freedom allows for truly unique and sometimes unusual concepts you wouldn’t typically find in mainstream, big-budget games.
As a big fan of games like Red Dead Redemption and Grand Theft Auto, I’m used to Rockstar hiding all sorts of cool stuff – Easter eggs, strange mysteries, even UFOs! They’ve always loved messing with us, sometimes with really elaborate secrets and other times by jokingly telling us there’s nothing to find. Red Dead Redemption 2 is such a huge game, and honestly, I figured we’d found everything by now. But it turns out players are starting to uncover a brand new mystery, which is super exciting!
One common problem with creating Sims in The Sims 4 is that they keep moving around. This can be really annoying when you’re trying to choose clothes or focus on a specific detail. This guide will show you how to keep your Sims still in Create-a-Sim, making it much easier to customize their look.
New research reveals a surprising link between monitoring a qubit and the dynamics of a charged particle in spacetime.
Although Shawn Layden has stepped back from a public role in gaming, he’s remained active in the industry behind the scenes. In addition to his work with Tencent, he’s been involved with several new companies, many of which focus on gaming. He recently shared that he’s developing a television series, and now hints it might draw inspiration from the popular show Mad Men.
A unique release plan for the fifth season of Stranger Things has sparked a lot of discussion. The first four episodes came out in November, but fans had to wait nearly a month for the next three. The final set of episodes – episodes eight and nine – are expected to arrive on New Year’s Eve 2025, with a shorter gap between releases intended to maintain viewer engagement as the story reaches its climax. While some fans have expressed disappointment with this staggered release, most of the criticism surrounding the final season has actually focused on how certain beloved characters are portrayed and the direction of the plot.
Gearbox Software regularly shares SHiFT codes with players to help them get extra items in the Borderlands games. Since the release of Borderlands 4 in September, they’ve been providing these codes consistently. Players can use them to get Golden Keys – which unlock special chests – and unique cosmetic items. As a holiday treat, Gearbox has recently released another set of codes for the community.
Achievements have been a part of World of Warcraft since the Wrath of the Lich King expansion, giving players ongoing challenges to pursue. You can earn them by doing almost anything in the game, from discovering new areas and finding hidden treasures to completing difficult raids and Mythic+ dungeons.
Attacking a Rocketeer with snowballs might seem risky, but it’s surprisingly manageable. These enemies are dangerous – a single mistake could knock you unconscious. However, if you approach it strategically, you can actually use this encounter to earn rank points in ARC Raiders. Here’s a guide on how to do it.
![The study of the [latex]\mathbb{Z}_N[/latex] toric code under XX-type dephasing reveals a nuanced relationship between code size and quantum information protection, demonstrating that while codes with [latex]N \leq 4[/latex] exhibit a clear transition from fully decodable to completely lost information, larger codes ([latex]N > 4[/latex]) possess an intermediate quasi-long-range order (QLRO) phase where a finite, yet diminishing, fraction of logical information remains protected-a fraction that expands with increasing code size-and critical temperatures consistently approximate 0.38, aligning with self-dual identities.](https://arxiv.org/html/2512.22121v1/x5.png)
New research reveals a distinct phase in decohering quantum codes where information isn’t simply lost, but enters a critical state characterized by limited retrievability.